How To Kill And Eat A Lizard

Over the course of 30 years, the island of Boca Grande in Florida went from having zero iguanas to over 10,000. This invasive species was making it impossible for native plants and animals to survive. The island finally decided to do something about it; they called George Cera. We went on trip around the island with this hired gun. And of course we ate some lizard.

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Comments

[Scott Sarli]

06:32 PM on 04/05/2012

George Cera has the right attitude about what he's doing, I'll give him that.

[SimonBao]

05:28 AM on 04/05/2012

Daniel, I'm curious, what type of rifle was that he used to dispatch the lizards? I know nothing about firearms but it seemed to me more like an air rifle.

[MishMish7]

04:50 PM on 04/04/2012

Fascinating! It looks good fried up in a little butter. I'd definitely try it.

In New Orleans they were trying to get people to eat nutria as well but it doesn't work out so much. There are some though who make it into a gumbo :)

This concept of eating this way reminds me of the book "The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine".

[Karl Wilder]

02:33 PM on 04/04/2012

I prepare lizard similar to quail. I marinate in lemon and garlic with rosemary and grill. I've only had the chance to cook it twice but it was delicious.

[sabelmouse]

10:39 AM on 04/04/2012

if they must be killed why not eat them ? it would be very wasteful otherwise.

[Matheus Segura]

09:14 AM on 04/04/2012

oh, looks disgusting to me!

[huffpo commies]

09:17 PM on 04/03/2012

yuk. sounds tough

[Daniel Klein]

11:39 PM on 04/03/2012

tender

[jenniferkizzy]

08:33 PM on 04/03/2012

hmm sounds interesting

[NYCFoodie]

06:40 PM on 04/03/2012

It doesnt look like my kind of meal, but just curious -- are lizards/iguanas a common meal in other cultures? ie. how likely is it that these little guys will become a food staple in the US?

[Daniel Klein]

11:39 PM on 04/03/2012

not very likely - or at least not for a long time. although very tasty

[mlaiuppa]

05:02 PM on 04/03/2012

Do they have enough meat on them to even bother?

[Daniel Klein]

06:18 PM on 04/03/2012

these were small lizards - most of the bigger ones had already been killed. But the small one had enough meat for a good sized amount of protein for one person, certainly more than a frog's leg

[NYCFoodie]

06:41 PM on 04/03/2012

Yeah, they look like they have only a bit more than frog's legs. Do they taste similar?

[bfcg]

12:29 PM on 04/03/2012

Responsible use of a gun and I would have no fear the guy is going to just shoot anything that moves.

[Daniel Klein]

06:19 PM on 04/03/2012

he was really responsible. There were lots of places where lizard's were near houses, or there was a chance that the shot could ricochet - so he didn't shoot

[OpenCarbon]

11:20 AM on 04/03/2012

Daniel,
I loved that guy and congrats on eating those things

[Daniel Klein]

01:38 PM on 04/03/2012

they were delicious